Joyfully Ever After

At first glance, that might have made you upset or made me sound a little defeated today. Actually, I feel exactly the opposite. I just read 1 Corinthians 6:199-20 “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your […]

Today is a big day! Morgan is 22 years old. Celebrating looks a little different when your kids are grown and living on their own. It is a reminder of the many adjustments you have to make as a parent. I didn’t drive over to her house early this morning to decorate her place at […]

Yes! I just said, “Be careful about blogs.” I am even referring to my own. I have taken a small writing break. I tend to pull back in January to reflect and focus. I would love to tell you that I have fully done that. I have tried. What I have done is a lot […]

“For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.” Matthew 12:34 Some of the familiar verses in the Bible have a way of prompting us to skim right over them and then some days they hit you and I where it hurts. That was yesterday for me as one of our pastors tweeted […]

Dear 2013: Honestly, I am not sure I like you very much and yet I should. I started out with big plans for you and somewhere (probably the 1st week) you took me by surprise. Some of those were good surprises and some wrecked me. I had it all mapped out and I started that […]

DISCLOSURE: For this blog series, It is my heart to step into the lives of some very special people and share a glimpse of their world. I have found that we can all learn how to better love others through the power of story. During this series I will ask some very personal and often […]

DISCLOSURE: For this blog series, It is my heart to step into the lives of some very special people and share a glimpse of their world. I have found that we can all learn how to better love others through the power of story. During this series I will ask some very personal and often […]

DISCLOSURE: For this blog series, It is my heart to step into the lives of some very special people and share a glimpse of their world. I have found that we can all learn how to better love others through the power of story. During this series I will ask some very personal and often […]

DISCLOSURE: For this blog series, It is my heart to step into the lives of some very special people and share a glimpse of their world. I have found that we can all learn how to better love others through the power of story. During this series I will ask some very personal and often […]

My parents gave me this adorable red, glass bird on a stick this year. I love the color red and I LOVE colored glass. It goes to show that they know me well. My excitement for colored glass came from growing up and running to the china cabinet at my grandmother’s house. I knew a […]